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These maps were largely made by taking photos from balloons and kites, a technique adopted and refined by Public Lab contributors. Make one yourself and it can be featured here.
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This archive represents the collective work of our community to provide an alternative source for aerial imagery, and to highlight issues of environmental and social concern with Do-It-Yourself tools. The archive provides:
Most of the maps in this archive were made in MapKnitter, a free and open source tool created by Public Lab contributors to turn aerial photos into maps.
To add your open source map to the archive, contact staff@publiclab.org and be prepared to provide some background and to tell the story of your map. Creative Commons and Public Domain maps are both accepted.
by Cartography by Stewart Long | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 2 | 1
by Cartography by Stewart Long | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 2 | 0
by Cartography by Stewart Long | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Stewart Long | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Stewart Long | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Stewart Long | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Stewart Long | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Stewart Long | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Stewart Long | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 1 | 0
by Cartography by Stewart Long | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Melissa Nunes | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 0 | 1
by Cartography by Gena Wirth | Mapping by Gena Wirth over 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Max Gfeller | Mapping by Max Gfeller over 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Ônibus Hacker | Mapping by Ônibus Hacker over 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by ajithblr | Mapping by ajithblr over 13 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Melissa Nunes | Mapping by Scott Eustis almost 7 years ago | 2 | 1
by Cartography by jessyurko | Mapping by jessyurko over 7 years ago | 0 | 1
by Cartography by Jesse Kraay | Mapping by Jesse Kraay over 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Will Ward | Mapping by USGS over 82 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartography by Will Ward | Mapping by Will Ward over 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartographer: Will Ward | Mapper: Will Ward over 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartographer: Will Ward | Mapper: Will Ward over 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartographer: Will Ward and Stewart Long | Mappers: Will Ward and Sara Wylie over 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartographer: Will Ward | Mapper: Will Ward almost 8 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartographer: Will Ward and Sara Wylie | Mappers: Will Ward and Sara Wylie almost 8 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartographer: Steve Nelson and Stewart Long | Mapper: Steve Nelson over 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartographer: Steve Nelson | Mapper: Steve Nelson almost 8 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartographer: Arcidiacono Sandro, Stewart Long | Mappers: Arcidiacono Sandro | 0 | 0
by Cartographer: Wes Lauer | Mapper: Wes Lauer about 8 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartographer: Stewart Long | Mappers: Scott Eustis, to add here about 7 years ago | 0 | 0
by Cartographer: Stewart Long | Mappers: Scott Eustis, to add here about 7 years ago | 1 | 0